Im sitting here on my front verandah savouring a stunning and steaming flat white and enjoying the view - I can just see some snow on the peaks in the distance. My current company is 3 kangaroos (one with joey peeking out of pouch), our 3 horses are staring at me over the fence and theres a melee of various parrots bickering over the feeders. It occurred to me that THIS is my favourite coffee experience and since buying my coffee machine I spend more time doing this and less time actually setting it up making the coffee.
It is, in my eccentric opinion, a rarely if ever mentioned advantage of home espresso - the speed at which great coffee can be made and enjoyed.
Think about it - or not.
Even in my very early coffee days if a friend dropped in and I offered them an instant coffee the process of filling and boiling the jug took a few minutes. Once I found instant coffee a punishment making plunger coffee blew the process out to about 6 minutes. I find with my espresso machine Ive made, served and am enjoying the coffee in under 2 minutes.
Here on "snobs" we quite rightly chatter often about the quality of the end product. But to me the speed that this quality can be produced and enjoyed has become a delightful added advantage that I never considered. Just one more justification for the $... 8-)
It is, in my eccentric opinion, a rarely if ever mentioned advantage of home espresso - the speed at which great coffee can be made and enjoyed.
Think about it - or not.
Even in my very early coffee days if a friend dropped in and I offered them an instant coffee the process of filling and boiling the jug took a few minutes. Once I found instant coffee a punishment making plunger coffee blew the process out to about 6 minutes. I find with my espresso machine Ive made, served and am enjoying the coffee in under 2 minutes.Here on "snobs" we quite rightly chatter often about the quality of the end product. But to me the speed that this quality can be produced and enjoyed has become a delightful added advantage that I never considered. Just one more justification for the $... 8-)


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